The government requiring the council to zone for more housing in Auckland is dead, long live the government requiring the council to zone for more housing in Auckland.One of the governments key housing polices when was to make optional the Medium Density Residential Standards (MDRS) requirement for councils to allow up to three storey town houses throughout our cities, something National made a bipartisan deal with the former Labour government to introduce in the first place. Most councils have already completed their plan changes to implement the changes but Auckland is one of the few who hasn't, and wasn't even close to finishing.